Cross-border corporate consulting and practice areas
Corporate, economic crime, litigation, real estate and construction, employment and REPSE, tax, regulatory, family, IP, immigration, nonprofits and nearshoring, coordinated by one responsible partner.
Practice
Legal and corporate consultingwith cross-border reach.
Three layers and one responsible partner. Compliance and risk, because prevention is where we come from; business operations, for the company's day-to-day; and international strategy, for those operating between Mexico and the world. Lawyers, public accountants, forensic auditors and compliance specialists certified by the UIF at the same table.
01 Compliance and risk
02 Business operations
03 International strategy
Compliance and risk
Anti-money laundering
- AML/CFT assessment and remediationIdentification of the vulnerable activity, gaps under the LFPIORPI and its reform, and a regularization plan before the SAT and the FIU.
- Compliance programManual, risk-based approach, client identification files, filings and training, with a certified compliance officer.
- Audit and internal controlsInternal and external AML/CFT audits, and control opinions for boards and third parties.
Compliance and risk
Corporate and economic crime
- Complaints and victim representationWhen the company or family is the victim of fraud, breach of trust, fraudulent management or dispossession: criminal complaint, work alongside the prosecutor and recovery of damages.
- Defense of companies and executivesDefense in criminal investigations and accusatory proceedings, including financial crimes and money-laundering offenses (Art. 400 Bis, Federal Criminal Code).
- Internal investigations and expert evidenceForensic investigation, chain of custody and coordination of accounting and financial expert reports that support the case.
Compliance and risk
Litigation and recovery
- Civil and commercialRecovery of past-due receivables, promissory notes, oral commercial trials, contract enforcement and assignment of litigation rights.
- Insurance, insolvency and arbitrationInsurance claims, commercial insolvency proceedings and commercial arbitration, before federal and local courts.
- Amparo proceedingsDirect and indirect amparo in tax, administrative, criminal or civil matters, with emphasis on suspending the challenged act.
Business operations
Corporate and contracts
- Companies and corporate governanceIncorporation, shareholder meetings, bylaw amendments, corporate books, mergers, spin-offs and restructurings, with a focus on protecting shareholders.
- Contracts and legal auditCommercial, supply, lease, assignment and services agreements; a 120-point legal audit that finds contingencies before they become costly.
- Comprehensive legal retainerOne responsible partner and one monthly fee for the company's day-to-day legal work, with defined scope and response times.
Business operations
Employment, REPSE and social security
- Corporate employmentPreventive and contentious advice: contracts, workplace rules, NOM-035, terminations and defense before labor courts.
- REPSE and specialized servicesRegistration and renewal with the Ministry of Labor (STPS), master agreements for specialized services and supplier files with integrated AML/CFT and KYC.
- IMSS and InfonavitWorkplace risk premium, statute of limitations on tax credits and defense against contribution assessments.
Business operations
Real estate and construction
- Property regularizationRegularization and titling of land, mergers and subdivisions of lots, purchase agreements, mortgage nullity and defense of possession.
- Construction and developmentConstruction and maintenance contracts, permits and licenses, and AML/CFT compliance for developers and builders as a vulnerable activity.
- Real estate retainerMonthly support for real estate firms and developers: contracts, leases, collections and coordination with notaries.
Business operations
Administrative and regulatory
- Permits and operating noticesOperating notices, licenses and inspection visits before local and federal authorities on environmental, water and civil protection matters.
- Regularization of schoolsIncorporation and regularization of schools and official recognition of study programs.
- Collections before PEMEX and government agenciesCollections, settlement and administrative procedures before PEMEX, other state-owned companies and federal and local agencies.
- Notarial complaints and liabilityComplaints before notary associations and notarial oversight authorities for withheld deeds, improper fees or irregularities in the notarial record.
Business operations
Family, wealth and succession
- Family business and wealth protocolFrom founder-led operation to a professional institution: ownership, governance and management, to prevent conflict between generations.
- Family lawDivorce, settlements, custody and support, by the least draining route and always protecting the family's wealth.
- Estates and willsProbate proceedings, wills and planning for the transfer of wealth.
Business operations
Industrial and intellectual property
- Trademark registrationPhonetic search, applications, registrations and renewals before IMPI.
- Defense of intangible assetsResponses to oppositions, cancellation actions, infringements, licenses and proof-of-use files.
- Copyright and art contractsRegistration of works and assignment, license and sale agreements for artwork.
Business operations
Nonprofits and authorized donees
- Nonprofit formation and governanceFormation, bylaws, members' meetings, CLUNI registration and institutional strengthening of civil society organizations.
- Authorized donee status and complianceObtaining and keeping authorized-donee status, SAT transparency filings and AML/CFT for donations as a vulnerable activity.
International strategy
Tax strategy and defense
- Domestic and international tax strategyStructures in treaty jurisdictions with real substance, coordinated with licensed advisors in each jurisdiction.
- Tax and administrative defenseDefense against the SAT, IMSS, Infonavit and customs, and before the Federal Court of Administrative Justice.
- Tax opinions and transaction auditsTax opinions by a SAT-registered public accountant and technical opinions on specific transactions.
- Substance files and accountingSubstance files for the SAT, critical under Article 69-B of the Federal Tax Code, and monthly accounting and tax compliance.
International strategy
Mexico–US nearshoring
- Cross-border operationsCompanies in both countries (S.A., S.A.P.I., LLC, Corp.), bilingual international contracts, USMCA and binational FCPA, OFAC and LFPIORPI compliance.
- Foreign investment in MexicoEntry structure, filings with the Ministry of Economy, and AML/CFT and tax compliance from day one.
International strategy
Immigration and nationality
- Naturalization and nationalityNaturalization certificates and declarations of Mexican nationality by birth before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE).
- Residency and business visasFilings before Mexico's National Migration Institute for executives, investors and their families, and coordination of business visas with licensed U.S. immigration attorneys.
One monthly fee.One point of contact.
Instead of a lawyer, an accountant and a software vendor who never talk to each other, the client has Sinergia.
- Legalresponsible partner and legal retainer
- Accountingaccounting and tax, month by month
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Contact
Thirty minutesto know where you stand.
By the end you will know which risks exist, which solutions apply, how long they take and what they cost. If Sinergia is not the right firm, we will tell you who to call.
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